Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5180, William Ferbush, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Ferbush, William
W 5180
Stewart, Sally
B.L.H. 26530-160-55
Name also appears as or Furbish and Forbes
CONTENTS
(Former widow)

Virginia 4095
Sally Stewart formerly, widow of William Terbusch Va who died on the 1781 of Campbell in the State of Va who was a Pri. in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the Virginia line for 6 mos
ref
Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Octo 1824 and sent to R. M. Gray. Lynchburg. Va
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
1824 in 55-5068
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3rd }
Recorded by J. B. Swann Clerk Book Vol. 1 Page 172

5068 Act Mar. 3/55 Mar. 20/55
Sally Stewart Widow of Mr. Terhune, Private
Refers to her Pension Cert. p. 20 dated 12th Octo 1844.
Revolutionary War
Ad: 160 ac. May, 1875 B. D. W.
Berkeley
de
Vol I, page 38.
Chas. H. Hutton Synchburg Va

1235
Sally Stewart
Declaration

state of Virginia
Campbell County S.S.
on this the 26 day of Land - 1844, before me Thos Brand. a Justice of the peace in and for said county, personally appeared Mrs. Sally Stewart a resi- dent of said county, Aged 85 years - who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of 1836 1836 , passed July 4 th , 1836, and 23 rd of August 1842, grant- ing pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Chas. Stewart dec d of the county of Bedford - and the former widow of Wm. Furbish dec d of the then county of Amhurst - now Nelson county - under whom she claims - and who served two terms in the militia, in and during the Rev d . war, after he was married to declarant - to wit: one term at the Albemarle Barracks, to guard the British prisoners, in the year 1778, under Capt. Thompson, she thinks, and served at least three months on said occasion. The last term that he served, was, at the capture of Lord Cornwallis in Oct r 1781, under Capt. M c Christian, or M c Stewart, and that Chas. Saunders Wm. Saunders, and Wm. Tyree was along with him at the time. That they left home about the 1 st of July - it being harvest time - and died on his way home after the capture of Cornwallis - at Rev. Yant C t . house with the flu, contracted while in the service - having served between three and four months on said last occasion at York Town - making 6 or 7 months service, that he the said Wm. Fur- bish served during the Rev d . war. She also de- clares that she was married to the said Wm. Furbish in the Fall of the year 1776; and that her husband the aforesaid Wm. Furbish died in the Fall of 1781 - a few days after the surrender of Cornwallis. She further declares, that after the death of the husband aforesaid, she was married to Chas. Stewart

of the county of Amherst also - on the day of December, 1836; and that he the said Chas. Stewart his last husband - died in the county of Bedford, on the 14 th day of August 1836; that his maiden name was Statham, and was married to his 1 st husband Wm. Furbish in the county of Albemarle And that she is still a widow. All of which will appear by the proof annexed. Declarant has no family records of her marriages.
Test M c U. Gray
Sally an Stewart mark
sworn to, and subscribed on the day and year above written -
Before me -
Thos Rudd J.P.
In presence of -
William Furbish
State of Virginia, Campbell County S.S. I Thomas Rudd a justice of the peace in and for said county do hereby certify that the Sally Stewart, who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration before me - is the widow of Chas. Stewart dec d . of the County of Bedford - and the former widow of Wm. Furbish dec d . her 1 st husband - who was by reputation a soldier in the Rev d . war - and to whom she must have been married at least 66 years ago - as I am well acquainted with Wm. Furbish of said County - his son by the present Mr. Sally Stewart - and that I should judge him to be, what he says he is, about 65 years old. And further that she is still a widow, and too infirm to attend court so great a distance say 16 miles - at this inclement season of the year. Given under my hand this 26 day of Jan y 1844.
Thos Rudd J.P.

The Court held for Comptroller Monday 11 day of June 1844 The declaration of Mrs Sally Stewart was read in Court claiming a pension from the general government under the act of July 4 1836. and March 3 1837 together with the affidavits of Charles Purvis Wm Cashman, Saml Arrington, and Riley Wright, and the certificates of the Revd. Mr. Digg, Wm Dillard, Bro. Whitehead and Bro. Pugh the Court having examined the same with Confid to the last department that the aforesaid Sally Stewart maiden name Mathews is the widow of Charles Stewart deceased of Bedford who died on or about the day of 1830 that she is the former widow of Wm Prubash deceased of said County who was by reputation a soldier in the revolutionary war and who died on the day of October or November 1781 and that the said Sally Stewart has remained unmarried ever since the death of her last husband Charles Stewart as aforesaid to the present time and that Thomas Rudd is an acting justice of the peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified as
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Office this 21 day of June 1844 in the 68 Year of the Commonwealth Wm. A. Clement. Clerk

Declaration 5068 Sally Stewart
for Beauty Land
under act of March 3, 1855-
Ch. W. S. Tatham Agent for Claimant Lynchburg Va

State of Virginia County of Appomattox }
On this 13 th day of March in the year 1855, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid, Sally Stewart, aged 98 years, a resident of Appomattox in the state of Virginia, who having been duly sworn according to law, declares
That she is the former widow of Wm. Ferbush, deceased, who was a private in the war of the Revolution, for proof of whose services, she refers to the papers filed in her application for a pension, which she is now receiving of twenty dollars per annum, under the act of the 4 th day of July 1836. Her certificate of pension is dated the 12 th day of October 1844, and signed Wm. Wilkins, Secretary of War.
She also refers to her said papers for proof of marriage, husband's death, &c. She further states that she is still a widow.
She further states that she has never received any bounty land or applied for any bounty land, under this or any other act of Congress.
She makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled, under the act of March 3, 1855, granting bounty land to those

who have served in the military service of the United States enlist Sally Stewart (cont.) Charles H. Sturtevant
I swear to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. I am in no way interested in this claim. J. P. Patterson

State of Virginia, } ss Appomattox County. }
I, Henry F. Bocock, Clerk of the county court of Appomattox county, in the State of Virginia, do certify that James A. Patterson who has given the aforesaid certificate on the sheet hereto attached, was, at the date thereof an acting justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified; that said certificate is complete according to the laws of said State, and the signature thereto is in the proper, genuine hand-writing of the said Justice.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, in Office, this 15 day of March 1855, in the 79 year of the Commonwealth.
W. F. Bocock Clk.

State of Virginia
Albemarle County Court Clerks office here
I Wm Garrett Clerk of the County Court of Albemarle in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that I have diligently examined the records of my office from the present date back, that my office contains returns of marriages from the year Seventeen hundred and eighty five (inclusive) to the present date - and that there is no evidence of marriage between William Foubert or Forbes, and Sally Matham.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County Court this 20 th day of June 1814.
Wm Garrett CC

State of Virginia Amherst County S.S.
On this 19 day of December 1843, before me Jno C. Whitehead a Justice of the peace in and for said county, personally appeared William Cashwell a respectable resident of said county who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath say - That he is 81 years old - and was acquainted by sight with Wm Furbish, (who married Sally Statham in Albemarle County) during the Revd. war. That dep. recollects distinctly that the said Wm Furbish was in the service of his country during the Revd. at Yorktown in Virginia in Oct r 1781 - at the cap- ture of Lord Cornwallis; that he Furbish went into service from the part of said county, now called Nelson, under Captain Jno Christian.
The precise length of time that that Furbish served he cannot say positively; but is disposed to believe, that he served a full term of three months - as he saw him at different times du- ring the siege - as was then at the close, when dep. parted with him for home - they living in different parts of the county - and being in dif- ferent companies. and that he Furbish either died on the way home from said service, or, sho- rtly after he got home; and that his widow a few years after his death as aforesaid, was married to Chas Stewart of said county - who dep. understood, was also in the service, during the Revd. war - and who died in Bedford County some 60 or 80 years ago. Upon further reflection dep is positive that said Wm Furbish, died on his way home from said service, with disease contracted in said service
Test
Wm Cashwell made
No. U. Gray
Sworn to and subscribed on the day, and year above written -
Before me Jno C. Whitehead J.P.
In presence C. Stewart & Cashwell

State of Virginia Amherst County to wit
I Samuel M. Garland Clerk of The County Court of Amherst County in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that John K. Whitehead who hath signed his name to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same a magistrate as before stated, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name and greatly as aforesaid This 28 th day of May 1844
Samuel M. Garland Clerk of The County Court of Amherst County Virginia

state of Virginia, Nelson County to wit,
on this 31 st day of May - 1844, before me John Higges - a justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared Mrs Lucy Wright, a respectable resident of said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath say - That she is 84 years old - and was slightly acquainted with one William Furber, or Forbes in said County during the Rev d . war - and that from what she heard of him, she is sat- isfied, that he went several times in the service during the old war. He did not live very far from defendant - and that when the militia from the neighbourhood was called out - he the said Furber or Forbes, also went with the rest of the neighbours - and she thinks he was then a mar- ried man. The places he served at, she cannot speak positively, but thinks one was at the Barracks, and the other down below Rich d at Old Yorktown, or Jamestown; but she does not believe he was with her husband Andrew Wright either time. Said Furber married a Miss Statham, she believes.
Test
Lucy her Wright mark.
No. V. Gray
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written -
Before me -
John Higges J.P.
In presence of -
Daniel Parsons

State of Virginia, } to wit. Nelson County, }
I, Spotswood Garland, Clerk of the County Court of Nelson County, in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify, that John Digges, whose name is signed to the foregoing (within) certificate, is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the signature aforesaid, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony, I do hereunto sign my name as Clerk of the said Court and affix the seal of my office this 31st Day of May, 1844, and in the 68th year of the Commonwealth.
Sps. Garland, Clerk of Nelson County Court.

State of Virginia, Albemarle County S.S.
On this 30 th day of May 1844, before me J. S. Nicholas
a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Benjamin Chilcote, a respectable resident of said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath say -
That he is 84 years old - and knew a man in Nelson County - then Amherst - during the Rev d . war, by the name of W m Furlish or Forbes - who lived near the Court House. and that deponent heard it frequently said, that he Furlish was several times in the service during the Rev d . war, as a militia man. That he can not say positively what places he served at, as he was not in service at the same time, and places, with deponent - tho' it was about the same stage of the war - he thinks in 1780, and 81 - nor can dep say, what became of him, Furlish afterwards, or where he went to, he was a married man, and married a Miss Hatham.
Benj Chilcote
Sworn to, and subscribed on the day and year above written -
Before me -
J. S. Nicholas J.P.
Virginia
Albemarle County to wit
I John Gannett Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that John S Nicholas is an existing Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such and that his signature to the above certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 30 th day of May 1844
John Gannett CC

State of Virginia,
Amherst County S.S.
On this 23 rd day of February 1844, before me William Dillard a justice of the peace, in and for said county, personally appeared Sam l Strington, a resident of the county of Nelson, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath say: That he is 81 years old - and was in the service with W m Furbish at the siege of York in Oct r 1781 - under cap t . M c Christie - afterwards transferred to Cap t . M c Stewards company - both, from then, Amherst County - now, part of it, Nelson County.
That said W m Furbish and deponent, was in company, in service together under said captains - from about the 1 st of July - or harvest time - 1781, to the 15 th or 16 th of Oct r 1781 - at which last time, he was discharged; or furloughed to go home on account of his ill health, a few days before Cornwallis sur- -rendered: But that he Furbish, never got home alive, hav- -ing died on the way home: having served with dep. on said occasion about 3\frac{1}{2} months or more, in the Rev o war. bla st . Savage, W m Alcock, Austin Knight, W m Tyree &c. being along in the same company, with said Furbish, and deponent. Col Richardson commanded. Said Furbish was there a married man - deponent being well acquaint- -ed with his widow, before his death: and that his mai- -den name, was Sally Satham - having been married in the county of Albemarle. That, a few years after the death of said Furbish, as above - his widow married bla st . Stewart of Amherst County - who also died about the year 1836.
Test -
No. 16 Gray -
Samuel his X Strington mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written -
Before me William Dillard J.P.

State of Virginia
Amherst County to wit.
I Samuel Garland Clerk of the County Court of Amherst County in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that William Dillard who hath signed his name to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same a magistrate as above stated and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name and quality as aforesaid. This 28th day of May 1844.
Samuel Garland Clerk of the County Court of Amherst County Virginia.

Lynchburg, Va., Sept 28, '85 Hon. J. Minot, Com'r of Pensions:
Sir - I enclose a Declaration properly amended under act of March 3, 1885 for bounty land for Revolutionary service. The application is No. 5,068 and is now due. I enclose such testimony of record as I could get.
Please have it examined, and if satisfactory, send me her Warrant.
Yours, &c Chas. H. Statham

5068
Sally Stewart
160
ans
26530-160
26.530
160

Synchburg, Va., May 13, '56 Hon. J. Minot, Com'r of Pensions:
Sir - I see the law has passed not requiring record evidence , and I ask a consideration of the application for bounty land of Sally Stewart, widow of Wm. Finkbush, dec., a revolutionary pensioner. It is No. 5,068, under act of March 3, 1855. I hope her application will be acted upon immediately as she is now upwards of 100 years old, and as she is so very old I hope the warrant will be forwarded to me immediately.
Yours, &c.
Chas. S. Statham

FREE
1235 — July 1. 1844
On Sally Stuart
4 July 1836
Ja. L. Edwards Esq Com. of Pensions Washington City.

Lynchburg June 27 1844
Sir, Enclosed are the papers of Mrs Sally Stewart of Campbell Co. Va. claiming a pension under the act of July 4, 1836. The evidence will prove 8 or 9 months service, tho I know you are in the habit of cancelling a little. In the offg of Chas. Purvis the words July, and Aug. are blotted - and the word three written where it should have been eight - so as to make 8 mo. in all, instead of three as it is. The terms however are separately proven. I only discovered this absurdity a few minutes ago - and have concluded to send it on to you as it is - with the above explanation. If it should invalidate it - you will please send it back - and I will take it over, when I go over to Nelson.
Robt. H. Gray
Agent

6235
Sally Stewart, formerly Maw of Mr. Fairbairn Va
act 4 July 1836
adm d to Mrs. Prvale $20 - per ann
R. H. Gray Synchler Va

Am. Declaration
Sally Stewart widow of Wm. F Farbush for Bounty Land
No. 5,068
= Under act of March 3, 1855 =
Amended, and refers to Sally Stewart's application No. 5,068
Rev. claim
Chas. S. Statham Agent for claimant Lyndhurst Va.

State of Virginia, County of Appomattox }
On this 12 th day of May in the year 1855, personally appeared before me, a justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, Mrs. Sally Stewart, formerly widow of William Ferbush, deceased, aged 98 years, a resident of Appomattox county in the State of Virginia, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the former widow of William Ferbush, deceased, who was a private in the War of the Revolution.
That for the evidence of the service of her said husband, and his death, her widowhood, &c., she refers to the papers filed in her application for a pension, for which application a certificate of pension was issued to her under the act of the 4 th of July, 1836, dated the 12 th day of October, 1844, for Twenty Dollars per annum, and signed Wm. Wilkins, Secretary of War.
She further states that she has never never heretofore made application for bounty land, under this or any other act of Congress, nor received any bounty land whatever. She made oath to another declaration similar to this about one month since, but she learns it was miscarried in the mails, and presume it never reached the Department which was informal and make this instead. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land, to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855.
Sally Stewart March 2 nd 55

We Charles H. Furush and John Furush residents of Appomattox county, in the State of Virginia, upon our oaths declare that the for- going declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mrs. Sally Stewart in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
Charles H. Furush (Seal) John Furush (Seal)
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents her- self to be, and that I have no interest in this claim
J. H. Plunkett J.P.

This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line as settled their Accounts and received Certificates for the balance of their full pay, according to An Act of Assembly, passed the November Session 1781, directing the Auditors of Public Accounts to settle and adjust the pay and accounts of the said Officers and Soldiers from the 1st January 1777 to 31st December 1781, (See Hening's Statutes at Large, Vol. 10, p. 462,) that a settlement was made on the 24 th day of November 1783 in the name of Wm. Furber as Q. M. S. Quar and evidence of the indebtedness of the State to him for £15/14, — delivered to himself but as the original settlements or copies thereof are not to be found in this Office, the term of service embraced therein cannot be stated
Given under my hand, at the State Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 20 th day of September 1855.
{ NO SEAL OF OFFICE. }
G. W. Chittenden Aud. P. Accts.

STATE OF VIRGINIA,
APPOMATTOX COUNTY.
I, Henry F. Bocock, Clerk of the County Court of Appomattox County, in the State of Virginia, do certify that J H PLEASANT Esq who has given the foregoing certificate on the sheet hereto attached, was, at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified; that said certificate is complete according to the laws of said State, and the signature thereto in the proper, genuine hand-writing of the said Justice.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, in Office, this 14 day of July 1855, in the 80 year of the Commonwealth.
H. F. Bocock Clerk.

Sally Stewart, formerly widow of W m Gerbush, pensioned under Act of July, 4 th 1836 - Va Roll. - 4095 Dickinson July 17/55

Nelson County, State of Virginia, to wit,
on this 27 th day of May — 1844, before me James I. Penn a Justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared Charles Purvis, a respectable resident of said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath say —
That he is 82 years old — and was well, and intimately ac- quainted with William Furbish, or Forbes — during the Revolutionary war — the same man that married Sally Statham of County in the early part of the Rev d war — say in the year 1776. Deponent knows the fact that W m Furbish, or Forbes — performed two tours of service, in and during the Rev d war from said County, three part of them hereat County. The first of which tours, by the said Furbish performed, was at the Albermarle Barracks, near Charlottesville, during the time the British prisoners were quartered there, in the year 1779, or 80 — it being towards the close of the war — and was of at least three months duration, if not more. The tours generally were of that length. On said occasion Furbish with the rest of the militia from the neighbourhood, left home in the spring, say in March — and returned some time in the summer — he thinks in July or Aug  July or Aug being there a married married man as aforesaid. The second tour that said Furbish, or Forbes — performed, was at the capture of Lord Cornwallis in Yorktown in Virginia, in October 1781 — it being just at the close of the fighting part of the war: on which occasion, he left home the latter part of June, or first of July, and was discharged a few days before the capture, or surrender of Cornwallis, on Furlough — and died on his way home, he thinks, at New Kent Co t House. One of his neighbours — Mrs Depreist — went down, and got his gun, and clothing, and brought them to his wife. dep. frequently saw the gun afterwards. On said occasion Furbish must have served 3 months or more: mak- ing in his two tours, about three  each months service, which he performed during the Rev d war. This is all that dep. knows of said Forbes, or Furbish, services in the Rev d war. That his widow some four, or five years after his death, married Chas s Stewart of

Amherst County, who deponent since saw in Lynch's but who died in the County of Bedford, where he last lived, several years ago - as he dep t has understood.
Charles H. Purvis his mark
sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written -
James S. Penn, J.P.
Before me -
In presence of Mr. W. Gray
Virginia, Nelson County, to wit:
I Spotswood Garland, Clerk of the County Court of Nelson, in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that James S. Penn, whose name is annexed to the foregoing Certificate, is and was at the time of executing the same an acting Justice of the Peace for the County of Nelson aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified as such and that his said signature is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name as Clerk of the said County of Nelson and affixed the seal of my office this 28 th day of May 1844 Sp. Garland, Clerk of Nelson County
James S. Penn

5068 Ora Newark Dayton Wm. L. Bush Encl 36 4095
Hon. J. Minit, Com'r of Pensions Washington D.C.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
am
File No. 5180
Sally Steward for Wid. of Wm. Farnsworth Port. War line
Act: July 4 th 36, sec. 3 d
Index: —Vol. 16 , Page 240
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Boyerston
Hon. J. Muno, Jr. Cabin of Union, Washington D.C.

✓ 26,530
3 Mac Amys